Greece
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July in Greece hottest on record: observatory
Greece’s national observatory on Monday said the country had recorded its warmest July on record, weeks after setting a similar milestone for June. Average temperatures between 1960 and 2024 have …
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Greece and Australia sign MoU to enhance bilateral business relations
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by five Greek organisations and the Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI NF) is expected to serve as a roadmap for the …
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Greek train tragedy station master moved to house arrest
The station master at the heart of Greece’s worst rail tragedy was on Thursday granted conditional release from prison ahead of a trial expected to start next year, a justice …
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Maira Myrogianni: “It is an honour to serve the Diaspora”
Maira Myrogianni is the new Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad, succeeding Professor Ioannis Chrysoulakis. Myrogianni is a lawyer and an expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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Greek journalist’s murder trial ends without convictions
A Greek court on Wednesday acquitted two men held over the 2021 murder of a prominent investigative journalist, a case that sparked widespread concern about press freedom in the country. …
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Greek probe clears state intelligence of malware use
Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said a two-year probe had found no proof that the country’s intelligence service used a notorious malware software at the heart of a wiretap scandal. …
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Greece bans sheep transport as new plague cases found
Greece’s agriculture ministry on Monday banned the transport of sheep and goats around the country as a highly contagious ruminants plague surfaced in more areas following a July 11 outbreak. …
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Shepherd’s graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery – new research
The Acropolis of Athens, the rocky hill in the Greek capital that is home to the iconic Parthenon temple, is one of the world’s most visited and well-known archaeological sites …
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Ex-Prince Michael of Greece dies aged 85
Former Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, a renowned historian who stayed in the country through its dictatorship years, died Sunday at the age of 85, media reports said. The …
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Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ Santorini nears saturation point
One of the most enduring images of Greece’s summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a …